The IRS and Treasury have proposed a plan to streamline tax regulations, including some that are related to retirement plans. The proposal is set to be published in the Federal Register on Feb. 15. Read More

In a time when some of the largest institutions have been hacked (including the federal government), it’s not surprising that our industry has already experienced issues with cybersecurity. But is there a fiduciary duty to safeguard that information – and if so, how far does it go? Read More

Plan fiduciaries have prevailed on appeal – as they did at the district court level – against charges that they violated their fiduciary duties under ERISA by continuing to allow employer stock as an investment option, even as the firm slipped into bankruptcy. Read More

Responding to a question from a financial advisor in Texas, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center Resource addressed a common inquiry involving Section 414(h) pick-up plans. Read More

With today’s greater scrutiny of both retirement plan fees and the decision-making processes of plan sponsors, many have decided to include a collective investment trust (CIT) as an investment option in their 401(k) plans. Read More

A growing number of plan advisors are salivating over the next big thing: being able to have not only retirement assets under management, but also all the assets that their clients’ employees might set aside in HSAs. Read More

The New York Department of Financial Services recently proposed new regulations that would adopt a “best interest” standard for sellers of life insurance and annuity products – and it could extend to IRAs. Read More

Responding to a question from a financial advisor in Georgia, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center Resource addressed a common inquiry involving plan sponsors and service providers. Read More

Yet another 401(k) provider and investment manager has been sued by one of its own participants for breaching its fiduciary duties to the plan – and while the claims are familiar, the venue is different. Read More

Capital Group has prevailed in an excessive fee suit brought by a participant in the money manager’s 401(k) plan, with the judge noting that “fiduciaries need not choose the cheapest fees available to the exclusion of other considerations.” Read More

Responding to a question from a senior financial advisor from Massachusetts, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center Resource addressed a common inquiry involving plan sponsors and service providers. Read More